Cost of living comparison
Norway is 91.2% more expensive than Brunei.
If you lived in Norway instead of Brunei, you would:
pay 3.4 times more for restaurants
|
Brunei
|
Norway
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.37
BND7.23
|
$18.52
NOK205.38
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.27
BND7.08
|
$12.17
NOK134.92
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
BND1.11
|
$2.88
NOK31.92
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
BND0.81
|
$2.70
NOK29.96
|
|
pay 8.8% more for groceries
|
Brunei
|
Norway
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.15
BND2.89
|
$3.03
NOK33.59
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.31
BND7.14
|
$5.10
NOK56.52
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.83
BND10.53
|
$7.41
NOK82.22
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.44
BND3.28
|
$3.71
NOK41.14
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.44
BND4.63
|
$5.92
NOK65.70
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.75
BND2.35
|
$1.32
NOK14.59
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
BND1.38
|
$0.98
NOK10.91
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.71
BND2.30
|
$1.29
NOK14.31
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.17
BND2.92
|
$1.82
NOK20.16
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.01
BND1.35
|
$0.96
NOK10.59
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.92
BND1.23
|
$1.05
NOK11.68
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for transportation
|
Brunei
|
Norway
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.45
BND1.95
|
$7.32
NOK81.20
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$22.57
BND30.35
|
$67.29
NOK746.19
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,698.11
BND31,865.64
|
$32,441.53
NOK359,753.91
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.61
BND34.44
|
$23.50
NOK260.58
|
|
pay 86.5% more for housing
|
Brunei
|
Norway
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.84
BND69.71
|
$52.97
NOK587.35
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$666.46
BND896.16
|
$1,030.17
NOK11,423.86
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$603.58
BND811.60
|
$803.77
NOK8,913.22
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.62
BND55.96
|
$148.13
NOK1,642.69
|
|
pay 33.5% more for childcare
|
Brunei
|
Norway
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$127.91
BND171.99
|
$272.16
NOK3,018.09
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,282.88
BND15,171.52
|
$6,113.04
NOK67,789.38
|
|
pay 96.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Brunei
|
Norway
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.35
BND3.16
|
$8.83
NOK97.90
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.74
BND5.03
|
$4.64
NOK51.44
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.29
BND15.18
|
$13.25
NOK146.93
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$67.77
BND91.12
|
$43.21
NOK479.14
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.53
BND6.09
|
$13.55
NOK150.30
|
|
pay 12.9% more for clothing
|
Brunei
|
Norway
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.09
BND79.46
|
$87.77
NOK973.36
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$64.04
BND86.11
|
$40.11
NOK444.76
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.31
BND138.92
|
$100.53
NOK1,114.78
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$87.96
BND118.27
|
$126.05
NOK1,397.83
|
|
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